Transaction in Own Shares

British American Tobacco PLC
09 December 2005


                          British American Tobacco PLC

                                SHARE REPURCHASE

British American Tobacco PLC announces that on 9th December 2005 it purchased
for cancellation 300,000 of its Ordinary shares from Credit Suisse First Boston
at a price of 1265.41 pence per share.


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